Love this drawing and am with you! Some days my bouncy castle is half deflated. But still with two fighting little boys in it. Most days, though, it has two slides and lots of laughter. Thank goodness for that.

Thanks, gradydoctor. Most days it's pretty good for me too. Just came back from Middle School Orientation... our one and only is going into 5th grade in the fall and it seems like as big a step for us as it is for her.

Oh, and by the way, I don't know much about what Freud would've thought about all this but I hope he would've considered the bouncy castle a pretty good metaphor for the jumping bean brain of a typical parent.

About Me

The ArrghPtoo! Project starts with me making a drawing every day that simply and directly addresses what's going on around me and inside my head at that particular moment in time. I decided to use my iPhone and the Brushes app because 1) I've always got my iPhone on me, even when I'm in my pajamas, and b) I like the primitive technology and small format of the Brushes app - it keeps me honest somehow.

I'm an artist, graphic designer, musical entertainer, husband, and father. Originally from California, I've been living in New York for 25 years and counting. I've graduated from art school, got a masters degree in telecommunications, worked for corporate giants and feisty start-ups, displayed and sold my art, and played for years in the world's greatest post-modern jug band, Washboard Jungle.

I love my life and I love to draw. And I love my iPhone. Those three things get married online in ArrghPtoo! Please to enjoy.

To see my other work on canvas and paper, go to stuartvance.com. Thank you.